OOS Early Applicant

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<p>I am a junior from Minnesota and I plan on applying to UMich early (early action, I believe). I am just curious as to what people think my odds are.</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Jewish</p>

<p>Courses:
Freshman: Honors English, Honors Civics, Honors Earth Science, Honors Geometry, 9th grade band, 3 gym classes, Spanish 2.
Year GPA: 3.821 Cumulative GPA: 3.821</p>

<p>Sophomore: Marketing, Honors Lit, Honors Comp, Honors Speech, Honors Algebra 2, 3 gym classes, Honors Biology, Ap US History, Spanish 3.
Year GPA: 3.917 Cumulative GPA: 3.869</p>

<p>Junior (still underway): AP Language and Comp, Honors Precalc, AP Stats, 2 gym classes, Honors Chemistry, AP Euro.
Current Year GPA (2 trimesters): 4.0 Current Cumulative GPA: 3.893
Class Rank: 45 of 461 Percentile: (90.24)</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 28 PSAT Scores: (Math/Reading/Writing) 69,63,55
I plan on taking the SAT soon and I will be taking 2 additional ACT tests.</p>

<p>Extra:
Varsity Lacrosse (since sophomore)
JV Soccer (freshman, sophomore, junior)
National Honor Society
Planet Earth Club President
Regular Volunteer at Eagan Resource Center (food shelf)
Volunteer at Feed my Starving Children
8 Years of traveling soccer
Lacrosse player on a traveling Elite team
Work year round at Lifetime Fitness (my cafe has won the corporations highest honor 3 times)</p>

<p>I am a very strong writer so I do not believe that essays will be an issue and my grade trends are really good.</p>

<p>Any Opinions? I'm also looking at other colleges such as UNC, UVa, and Purdue. Any suggestion?</p>

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<p>I think you’re fine. Your school academics are fine.
You might want to boost your SAT or ACT a little more. Try to get over a 30 on ACT and a 2100 on SAT, 2200 if possible. Your chances are very high, good luck.</p>

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<p>I think I would leave off the JV soccer and just keep the 8 years of traveling soccer. It isn’t very impressive to say you have been playing soccer that long and NOT make varsity by your junior year, at least not if you were playing competitive soccer (i.e not AYSO or developmental). I would also take as many AP classes as possible your senior year as colleges look for students to take a rigorous course load. If you maintain an A in your senior year classes I think you have a decent shot.</p>

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<p>Unless the OP is good enough to play soccer at Michigan I don’t the admissions is going to care whether you played jv or varsity. You look like a match for Michigan but not a slam dunk. The most important thing is to keep your grades up. Take the most rigorous schedule that will allow you to maintain your GPA. One question - why did you stop taking Spanish? Good luck. Go Blue!</p>

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<p>You people are functioning under 2008 and 2009 admission standards. Those days are gone folks. Forget about them. Michigan is no longer receiving 25,000-30,000 applicants. Michigan received 38,000 applicants this year and is expecting over 40,000 next year. Soon, Michigan will be receiving 50,000-60,000 applicants. As Michigan grows wealthier and more selective, its yield will olso rise. Like I said in previous posts, Michigan’s acceptance rate will drop to roughly 1/3 next year and down to 1/4 in the next 3-4 years. </p>

<p>The OP has a good GPA and a solid courseload, but a 28 on the ACT is on the low end, particularly for an OOS applicants. Last year, when Michigan received 30,000 applications and accepted 50% of them, the mid 50% ACT range for admitted students was 28-32. Next year, with 40,000+ applicants and an acceptance rate of 33%, I think the mid 50% ACT range for admitted students will be 29-33 or even higher. </p>

<p>As such, Michigan would be a reach unless he can raise his ACT to 31 or more, at which point Michigan would become a match.</p>

<p>It is important for people to start managing their expectations when it comes to Michigan admissions. So many assume Michigan is a safety when it is a match or a match when it is a reach. And when that deferral, delayed response or rejection comes along, you have major disapointment and build-up of resentment toward Michigan.</p>